Eye Beam ideas

[Gish Makai]

I'm not sure if this belongs in here or Homebrews but here it goes:

I am needing your help in the construction of eye beams for my newest creation. I want them dependant upon the type of gem set within the construct. These are what I want to use:

Ruby
Emerald
Sapphire
Onyx
Jade

Any help is appreciated.

 

[BOZ]

maybe some inspiration will occur from corresponding neutral dragon breath weapons?

ever heard of the Mandarin from Iron Man comics? one of his rings makes an area of darkness - maybe that's what your onyx beam can do. just a thought!

 

[Blacksway]

Well obvisouly you;ve got the color thing... so here goes (off the top of my head)

Ruby (red) - blood, heat, fire, anger
Emerald (green) - slime, nature (some form of entangle maybe), toxic fumes, envy, greed
Sapphire (blue) - water, frost, ice etc, reflections, joy, laughter
Onyx (black) - death, war, pestilence, disease, darkness, hate
Jade (err... also green, but duller) - sickness, apathy, slothness, slowness, clumbsiness

I don't know if that gives you any ideas?

 

[Undead Pete]

Well, it depends on what level your PC's will be when the encounter it. You don't want to disintegrate your 3rd level players, right?

Here are my suggestions - italicized signifies specific spell:

LOW LEVEL PC'S

Ruby: Magic Missile, Beam of Flame (similar to Burning Hands)
Emerald: Poison Gas, Ray of Enfeeblement
Sapphire: Ray of Cold (basically a very low level Cone of Cold), Chill Metal, Hold Person
Onyx: Bestow Curse, Ghoul Touch (as a ray)
Jade: Blindness/Deafness, Slow

HIGH LEVEL PC'S

Ruby: Maximized Fireball
Emerald: Insanity
Sapphire: Cone of Cold, Horrid Wilting
Onyx: Harm, Disintegrate
Jade: Flesh to Stone, Antipathy towards other PC's

Or.....

You could simply have it be unrelated to the colors and have each "eye" emit a beam that drains a particular stat:

LOW LEVEL:1d4, HIGH LEVEL: 3D6

Ruby: Strength
Emerald: Dexterity
Sapphire: Constitution
Onyx: Intelligence
Jade: Wisdom

Hope that helps!

 

[Gish Makai]

Not a bad idea with the stat draining.

 

[Desdinova]

Seems I recall a skeleton variety from a Dragon Mag that had this type of thing, Gem Eyes IIRC.

If someone can remember which issue, maybe you can take a look at that for ideas.